The generosity of Canadians knows no bounds.
With thousands of evacuees from fire-ravaged Fort McMurray still in temporary shelters, comes a new offer of well, entertainment.
The evacuees have been getting free shelter and meals and all manner of other necessities.
Over 80,000 people were evacuated from the northern Alberta town, many thousands of them ended up in Edmonton, a major urban centre and capital of the province which is located about 500 kilometres to the south.
Now an Edmonton strip club is offering a free lap dance to Fort McMurray residents.
Chris Round is manager of Eden Exotic Entertainment, a company that operates five strip clubs in Alberta including a club called Showgirls in Fort McMurray. He says the oil industry has been very good to his business.
Round says evacuees from Fort McMurray will get admission to the Edmonton club for free, (normally $9 entrance fee) and get a free $30 lap dance.
Quoted by Canadian Press, Round says, “It’s been a stressful time for everybody. People just want to get their mind off things for a bit”.
In addition Round says the dancers will be taking part in a “strip-a-thon” on Sunday to raise funds to help with fire relief. All earnings will be donated to the cause.
Round says, the women simply want to give back to the community. “These are great, great people with big hearts”, he says.
As for the fire, it is moving in a southerly direction and now covers 2,400 square kilometres.
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